What chicken lays blue eggs? (2024)

What chicken lays blue eggs?

There are two breeds in the blue egg laying world currently accepted by the American Poultry Association — Araucanas and Ameraucanas.

What chickens lay only blue eggs?

There are two breeds in the blue egg laying world currently accepted by the American Poultry Association — Araucanas and Ameraucanas.

What hybrid chickens lay blue eggs?

The Devon blue is a lovely smaller Hybrid chicken they are prolific layers giving up to 300 blue eggs a year! They are docile and very friendly chickens, they have naturally inquisitive natures and will be happy following you around the garden.

Can some chickens lay blue eggs?

There are three breeds that lay blue eggs: Ameraucanas, Araucanas and Cream Legbars. The blue color is created by oocyanin, which is applied early in the laying process. The blue pigment goes right through the shell, unlike the brown pigment. So blue eggs are blue inside and out.

How do you tell if a chicken will lay blue eggs?

Once an Easter Egger hen starts laying, she will lay the same color egg for life, but not always blue. Some Easter Eggers lay pinkish or tan eggs instead. Hence, the name "Easter" Eggers. So to guarantee that you'll get blue eggs, you'll need to choose either Ameraucana, Araucana or Cream Legbar chickens.

What chicken lays purple eggs?

“A Chilean Tinamou is a chicken-like bird that lays a dark (and very shiny) purple egg. They are not actually a chicken though, but some people do keep them as part of their backyard flock.

What bird lays a turquoise egg?

Pretty common all across Asia, the Common Myna lays turquoise-colored eggs that also appear greenish at times. The female Common Myna lays two to five eggs in each clutch, and they all may have different colors! Their shells also have brown spots on them. These birds breed twice a year.

Why are blue eggs more expensive?

Blue eggs generally will cost more because blue egg laying breeds are not only not as consistent layers as the leghorn, for example, that lays white eggs, but also because those breeds are larger and need to eat more feed in order to produce their eggs.

Are blue eggs healthier?

The color of an egg shell has influence on people's buying choices. Some believe that brown, green, blue, or pink eggs are healthier than white chicken eggs. The truth is, there is no nutritional difference between colorful chicken eggs and white chicken eggs.

Can one chicken lay blue and green eggs?

When a hen and rooster are mated, genes from both parents contribute to the eggshell color laid by their offspring. Some of the most popular crosses are called Easter Egger or Olive Egger chickens. Easter Eggers can lay a variety of egg colors, from blue to green and sometimes even pink.

Do Leghorn chickens lay blue eggs?

Chicken Breed Egg Colors – It's in the Genes

White Leghorns lay white eggs. New Hampshire hens lay brown eggs. The ever popular Ameraucanas lay blue eggs.

What is a super blue chicken?

Friendly and curious, Super Blues are prolific layers of large, blue-tinted eggs, averaging five to six eggs a week, even during the heat of summer. Typically, Super Blue hens begin laying at 22-24 weeks of age. Bear in mind that they tend to be broody! On average, 15/16 pullets will lay blue eggs when they mature.

What are true blues eggs?

Vital Farms True Blues eggs are produced by heirloom breeds of hens, including Azur hens, that generate a unique pigment that causes them to naturally lay blue eggs.

Are blue eggs safe to eat?

With Araucana chickens, and other breeds laying colored eggs, the genetic code left behind by the retrovirus many generations ago resulted in blue-shelled eggs. The chickens are not spreading the virus, but rather, the virus is just a harmless part of their genetic story.

What kind of chicken lays pink eggs?

Cream/Pinkish Eggs

Light Sussex, Mottled Javas, Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, Silkies, and Faverolles all lay a pinkish-cream egg. As noted above, some Easter Eggers will also lay cream or pink eggs, while others will lay green or bluish eggs.

What is the difference between Ameraucana and Araucana?

Ameraucanas have beards AND muffs, Araucanas can have ear tufts. While Ameraucanas are more common in the United States than Araucanas, they are available primarily through reputable breeders. If you are in the market for Ameraucanas and see an advertisem*nt for “Americanas,” be forewarned: there is no such breed.